Singhs Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Singhs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Singhs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2691:2,851,54487,023
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Singhs Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Singhs Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Singhs (Hindi: सिंह) is found most frequently in India. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Singhs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 917,199th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 25,216,422 people. The last name Singhs occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Singhs reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 269 people, or 1 in 2,851,544. In India Singhs is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 52 percent are found, Punjab, where 22 percent are found and Bihar, where 6 percent are found. Besides India it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Singhs Last Name Statistics demography

Singhs earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.54% less than the national average, earning $34,719 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Singhsh9218/
Shinghs922/
Singhss921/
Singhse921/
Snghs911/
Singhh8326,473/
Singhj831,055/
Singhz83594/
Singjh83500/
Singkh83308/
Singht8325/
Singsø8317/
Singhd8315/
Singch839/
Singhc837/
Singdh836/
Singhï834/
Singhp832/
Singhĉ831/
Sghs8010/
Singhxz7729/
Singsås7719/
Shinghe7710/
Shinghh772/
Singchh771/
Sienghz771/
Sinnghh771/
Zinghst770/
Singj73224/
Singx737/
Singd736/
Hsghs731/
Sngzs731/
Singhová7126/
Hsingche711/
Schinght710/
Hsghsd675/
Simghj671/
Shghsd671/
Zinghì671/
Syngkh671/

Singhs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Singhs in the Hindi language
सिंहsinha66.67
सिंहसsinhasa33.33

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Singhs
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